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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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