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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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