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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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