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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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