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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the major 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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