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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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