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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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