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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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