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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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