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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes 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. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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