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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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