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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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