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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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