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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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