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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in digital education technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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