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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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