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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses 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 typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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