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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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