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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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