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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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