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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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