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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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