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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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