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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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