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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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