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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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