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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes online. 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 online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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