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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants 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. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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