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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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