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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC classes? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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