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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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