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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low 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 blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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