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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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