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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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