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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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