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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in online education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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