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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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