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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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