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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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