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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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