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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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