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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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