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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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