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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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