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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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