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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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