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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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