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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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