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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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