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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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