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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in elearning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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