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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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