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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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