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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic educational technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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