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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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