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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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