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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are almost always free 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 issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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