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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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 courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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