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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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