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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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