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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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