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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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