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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in 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. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Laos to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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