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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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