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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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