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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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