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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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