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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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