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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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