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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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