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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part 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. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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