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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free 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 numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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