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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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