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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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