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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning 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 we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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