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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open education initiatives. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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