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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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