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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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