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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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