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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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