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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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