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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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