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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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