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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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