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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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