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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take 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 MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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