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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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