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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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