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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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