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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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