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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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