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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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