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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also deals with 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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