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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part 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. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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