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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that 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 organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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