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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are empowering students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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