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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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