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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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