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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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