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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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