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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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