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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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