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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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