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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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