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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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