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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Palau to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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