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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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