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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also examines 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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