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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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