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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving 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 MOOCs is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major 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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