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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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