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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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