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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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