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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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