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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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