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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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