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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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