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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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