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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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