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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses 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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