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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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