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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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