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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important 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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