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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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