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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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