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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses 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. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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