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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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