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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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