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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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