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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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