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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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