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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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