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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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