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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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