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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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