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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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