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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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