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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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