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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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