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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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