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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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