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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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