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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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