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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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