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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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