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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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