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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). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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