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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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