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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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