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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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