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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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