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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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