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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today 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 institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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