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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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