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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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