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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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