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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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