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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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