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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions 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 educators manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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