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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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