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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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