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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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