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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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