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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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