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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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