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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key 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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