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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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