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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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