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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning are empowering learners all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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