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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Comoros to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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