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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the exciting 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 scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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