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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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