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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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