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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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