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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 and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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