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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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