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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth 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. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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