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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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