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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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