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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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