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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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