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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes 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. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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