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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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