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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world 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 classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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