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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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