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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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