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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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