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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are empowering students all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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