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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate 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 customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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