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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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