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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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