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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning are empowering students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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