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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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