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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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