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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are struggling with now that 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 educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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