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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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