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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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