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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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