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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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