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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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