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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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