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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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