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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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