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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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