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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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