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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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