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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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