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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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