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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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