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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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