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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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