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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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