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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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