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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. 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 online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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