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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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