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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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