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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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