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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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