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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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