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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to understand these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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