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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free 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. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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