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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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