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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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