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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also addresses 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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