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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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