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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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