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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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