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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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