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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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