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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. 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 organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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