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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online education have enabled people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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