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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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