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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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