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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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