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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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