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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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