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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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