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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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