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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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