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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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