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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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