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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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