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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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