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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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