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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to 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. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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