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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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