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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. 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. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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