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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take 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 open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important 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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