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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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