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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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