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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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