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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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