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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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