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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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