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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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