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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-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 be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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