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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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