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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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