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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the key 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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