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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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