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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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