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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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