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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Professors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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