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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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