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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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