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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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