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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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