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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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