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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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