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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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