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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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