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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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