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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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