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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important 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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