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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online education are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in 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. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Togo to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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