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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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