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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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