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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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