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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that 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 organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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