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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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