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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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