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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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