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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. 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. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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