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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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