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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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