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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these new open education undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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