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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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