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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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