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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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