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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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