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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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