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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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