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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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