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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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