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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs 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 MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low 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 these promising new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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