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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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