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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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