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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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