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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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