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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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