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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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