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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business 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 institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes 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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