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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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