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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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