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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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