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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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