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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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