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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in 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. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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