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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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