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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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