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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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