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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take 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. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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