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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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