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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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