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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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