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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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