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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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