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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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