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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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