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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of South Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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