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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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