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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology enable students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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