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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. 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 MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the sensational 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 definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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