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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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