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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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