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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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