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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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