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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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