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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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