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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Central Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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