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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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