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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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