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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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