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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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