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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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