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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in e-learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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