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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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