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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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