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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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