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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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