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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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