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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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