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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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