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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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