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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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