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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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