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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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