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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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