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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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