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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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