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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. 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 MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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