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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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