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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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