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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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