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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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