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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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