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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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