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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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