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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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