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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning technology enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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