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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. 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 typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important 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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