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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners 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 distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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