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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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