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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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