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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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