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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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