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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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