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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses 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. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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