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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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