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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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