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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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