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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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