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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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