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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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