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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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