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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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