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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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