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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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