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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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