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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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