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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take part 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 massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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