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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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