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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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