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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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