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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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