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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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