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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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