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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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