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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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