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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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