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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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