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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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