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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes 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. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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