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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines 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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