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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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