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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online education technology are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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