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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning have empowered learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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