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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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