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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses 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. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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