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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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