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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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