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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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