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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. 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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