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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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