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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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