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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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