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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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