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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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