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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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