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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology enable learners all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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