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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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