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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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