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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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