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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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