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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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