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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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