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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education