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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning enable students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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