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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education