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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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