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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education