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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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