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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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