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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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