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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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