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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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