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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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