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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different 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 optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses 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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