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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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