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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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