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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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