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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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