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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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