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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. 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 massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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