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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes 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. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wallis and Futuna to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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