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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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