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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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