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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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