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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes 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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