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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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