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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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