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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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