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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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