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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning enable learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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