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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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