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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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