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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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