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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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