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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to understand these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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