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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern developments in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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