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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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