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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate 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. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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