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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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