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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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