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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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