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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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