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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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