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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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