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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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