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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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