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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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