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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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