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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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