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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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