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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes 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. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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