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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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