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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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