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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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