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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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