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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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