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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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