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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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