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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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