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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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