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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations 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 organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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