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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in 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 massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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