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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. 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 mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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