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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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