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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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