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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have empowered students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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