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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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