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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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