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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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