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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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