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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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