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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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