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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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