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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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