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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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