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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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