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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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