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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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