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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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