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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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