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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like San Diego State University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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