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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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