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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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