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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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