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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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