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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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