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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of North Carolina to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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