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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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