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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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