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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. 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 commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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