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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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