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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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