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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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