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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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