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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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