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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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