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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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