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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning have enabled humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. 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 educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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